Events

Texas Czech Genealogical Society Seminar

Understanding Yesterday, Planning For Tomorrow Caldwell Civic Center 103 TX Hwy 21 W. Caldwell, TX 77836 Registration Form & Additional Information

Family History: Putting the Pieces Together

Zula B. Wylie Public Library 225 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX, United States

A Webinar presented by Donna Moughty You’ve started your family history but the pieces don’t seem to fit and the jigsaw puzzle isn’t revealing a picture as you’d hoped.  Sometimes it’s just a matter of turning a piece in another direction or fitting it into a different place in the picture. This program will look…
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Hispanic Genealogy Study Group

8th Floor - Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, United States

Join HOGAR de Dallas for a special Hispanic genealogy study group focused on stimulating interest in Hispanic genealogy, assisting in the research of Hispanic lineages and promoting an understanding of Hispanic heritage within the community. This study group is free and open to all.

RootsTech 2020

Salt Palace Convention Center 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Celebrating Jewish Dallas Across the Generations

The Aaron Family Jewish Community Center 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX, United States

A Panel Discussion featuring Elizabeth Weinstein, David Golman, May Sebel, and Joe Schackman

Family History Basics Workshop

Arlington Public Library 100 South Center Street, Arlington, TX, United States

Learn basic genealogy research strategies and library databases, plus get help with your personal research from a librarian or expert volunteer. No registration is required. Will be in Arlington Public Library Downtown, 3rd floor Genealogy and Local History room.

Case Study: How it was Found

Colleyville Senior Center 2512 Glade Road, Collyville, TX, United States

Presenter: Jan Edwards

Using the Power of Spreadsheets to Answer Genealogical Questions

Grand Prarie Memorial Library 901 Conover Drive, Grand Prarie, TX, United States

A presentation by Bernard N. Meisner Learn how to import search results from Web sites into spreadsheets, use the spreadsheet’s built-in tools to format and manipulate the data, and process them to investigate possible group migrations and determine family relationships.  Also learn how to sort dates of the form 10 May 1869, and overcome Excel’s…
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Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Maps, Census Records and City

Euless Police Department Training Room 1102 W Euless Blvd (Hwy. 10), Euless, TX, United States

Presenter: Ari Wilkins, Dallas Public Library Recreating communities can provide rich and insightful details about an ancestor’s life and surroundings. This presentation will demonstrate ways to combine data from census records, Sanborn maps, and city directories.

Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Census Records, and City Directories

Mesquite Public Library 300 West Grubb Drive, Mesquite, TX, United States

Recreating neighborhoods can provide rich and insightful details about an ancestor’s life and surroundings. Join us as Ari Wilkins – genealogist, teacher, researcher and specialist in African American research – explains how to use these often overlooked collections of historical information to build a more complete picture of your ancestor’s life. Join the Mesquite Historical…
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Challenges to African American Genealogy Research

Cedar Hill Library 225 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX, United States

Presented by Larry McCarty The process and techniques used for researching any ethnic group’s family history are much the same. You will, however, find challenges and roadblocks that are more common when researching African American Ancestry. Mr McCarty will present tips, tools, guidelines to overcome these challenges. He will use them to demonstrate the success…
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The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

Join us in making history as we embark on the first-ever 24-hour genealogy webinar marathon, where you will learn how to trace your ancestors from the world's top genealogists and educators. From advanced Googling to DNA, from The Great Lakes to Australia and Germany, there's something for everyone... in every time zone. And thanks to…
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The Evolution of Kashrut in Dallas

The Aaron Family Jewish Community Center 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX, United States

Jim Schwartz Annual Lecture Series

Interest Group Focusing on Research

Mesquite Public Library 300 West Grubb Drive, Mesquite, TX, United States

Join the Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society’s interest group to explore your genealogy questions. This group will meet to discuss how to get started, how to keep and store records, where to look for online information, as well as any other genealogy question you might have. Meetings are on the 3rd Saturday of every month…
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Guided Tour of Arlington Heritage Memorial Grounds

Learn about the historic cemeteries in the 600 block of West Arkansas. This area includes storied family cemeteries as well as the only cemetery where African Americans could be buried in Arlington before the 1950s. Don’t miss this chance to learn an important, and sometimes neglected, part of Arlington’s history. Meet us at 600 West…
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